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 leaving Limbo,  they  saw  the  dead  body  of  Christ! How their affections  glowed  for  the  being  who  suffered  so much  for  them! When our  Lord  immediately  afterwards reunited  this  body  to  His  soul,  the  oracle  of  David was fulfilled:  "  The  Lord  hath  reigned,  He  is  clothed  with beauty;  the  Lord  is  clothed  with  strength,  and  hath  girded Himself." (Ps. xcii.  1.)  He  now  assumed  the  four properties of  a  glorified  body,  viz.,  Lucidness,  by  which He becomes  brighter  than  the  sun  itself;  Subtilty,  by which  He  can  penetrate  the  sepulchre,  and  every  other material substance;  3. Agility, by  which  He  can  move Himself to  the  most  remote  place,  in  the  smallest  division of  time;  4. Impassibility, so  that  He  is  now  incapable of suffering  or  dying. Thus crowned  with  glory,  our triumphant Redeemer  may  say  in  the  words  of  David, "Thou hast  turned  for  Me  My  mourning  into  joy;  Thou hast  cut  My  sackcloth,  and  hast  compassed  Me  with  gladness." (Ps. xxix.  12.)

III. The eternal  Father,  joined  by  all  His  angels  and the liberated  saints  of  Limbo,  congratulates  the  glorious Saviour of  mankind,  and  they  exclaim,  "  Worthy  is  the Lamb  that  was  slain,  to  receive  power,  and  divinity,  and wisdom,  and  strength,  and  honor,  and  glory,  and  benediction." (Apoc. v.  12.)  Join  your  voice  with  theirs, and say,  "This  is  the  day  which  the  Lord  has  made:  let us  be  glad  and  rejoice  therein." (Ps. cxvii.  24.)  Be  convinced that  the  tribulations  of  the  just  are  short,  and their joys  eternal,  and  that  "  if  we  suffer  with  Christ,  we shall  be  also  glorified  with  Him." (Rom. viii.  17.)